NURS 542 - Current Topics in Total Pain Management

Units: 1

Focuses on advanced bio-psycho-social and spiritual aspects of the pain experience and interpatient differences and how these form the basis for understanding pain perception, physiological and behavioral reactions and response to pain interventions. Content includes an integrated overview of the neurobiology of pain, measurement of pain, pharmacological and nonpharmacological approaches for acute and chronic pain syndromes, health policy and care delivery models for improving pain assessment and management. Skill development will focus on comprehensive pain assessment and management of challenging pain syndromes such as those that require titration and conversion of opioids. Enrollment Restrictions: Enrollment is restricted to students who have obtained consent from the department. Enrollment restricted to students enrolled in the Master of Science in Nursing Program.